CDC: Covid-19 death toll is twice as high among people of color under age 65 as for white Americans - The Washington Post

The coronavirus proved substantially deadlier to people of color under the age of 65 than to their white counterparts in the early days of the pandemic, an in-depth analysis released Friday found.

Among white people, the median age was 81, while for Hispanics it was 71, and for all nonwhite, non-Hispanic people it was 72.

About 35 percent of Hispanic people who died of covid-19 were under 65, and about 29.5 percent of nonwhite, non-Hispanics who died were under 65.

By comparison, 13.2 percent of deaths among white people were in those younger than 65.

The percentage of deaths among Hispanic and nonwhite people exceeded their representation in the U.S.

Among those older than 65 who died of covid-19, nearly 41 percent were white and non-Hispanic, 21 percent were Hispanic and 32 percent were nonwhite and non-Hispanic.

Overall, 35 percent of patients under age 65 hospitalized with covid-19 had diabetes.